Serena Williams are nationally known tennis players‚ who have made their mark in history by being the first African American sisters to play against each other. Venus and Serena started at an early age working towards Olympic medals‚ coveted awards‚ and national championships. By the time Serena reached aged seventeen‚ she had fifteen career titles‚ and Venus had twenty-five career titles by the time she reached age nineteen. Venus and Serena are professional tennis players who have played many times
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Maria’s career development? Yuri Sharapov first noticed his daughter had skill and took her to attend tennis clinics. It was at these clinics that Martina Navratilova‚ a renowned champion‚ observed Maria playing and commented‚ “She has talent”‚ inspiring Maria’s parents to seek a world-class coach for their daughter in the United States. Yuri and Maria arrived at IMG’s Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy where she eventually received a scholarship. She signed with Gavin Forbes‚ who then assigned his
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Holmes Oct. 12‚ 2009 TITLE OF BOOK Althea Gibson Tennis Player AUTHOR Michael Benson 1. The MAIN PURPOSE of this book is to tell people about the person who broke the color barrier in the world of women’s tennis. Althea Gibson was an outstanding tennis player that won as a doubles champion in 1956 and as a singles champion in 1957 and 1958. This book tells Althea’s story and the troubles she faced being a black athlete in the elite tennis arena. 2. The KEY QUESTIONS that the author
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The sport of tennis began in Europe in the end of the 19th century as <<lawn tennis>>. The sport came from the game of <<real tennis>> which grew throughout the English speaking world‚ especially with the rich. Now tennis has become an Olympic sport and is played by people of all ages and different countries. The professional sport of tennis is divided into four Grand Slam tournaments and many other smaller tournaments. The four tournaments are the Australian Open (Australia)‚ the U.S. Open‚ Wimbledon
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up to. We have chosen the best of the best in the tennis world‚ Novak Djokovic. Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world number 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals. Despite being the underdog during his early years as a professional tennis player‚ he is now the best professional tennis player overtaking the previous king of tennis Rafael Nadal. Ever since the age of four‚ he has been interested in tennis. Unlike most children his age‚ it was not a fleeting
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Prince Sports is an international brand with a complete line of tennis products. They have their own racquets to more than fifty tennis strings to inventing the first over-sized tennis racquet. Prince is known to be ahead of the curve when it comes to innovating and marketing. Environmental forces have come a long way in the last fifty years. The sport of tennis has gained massive participation up to 43 percent. Thus‚ making tennis the fastest growing traditional individual sport in the world
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professional tennis or professional golf in the United States -- and she played them both!" As a little girl Gibson enjoyed participating in many sports and playing them on her free time. In the summer of 1941‚ she competed in a paddle ball tournament‚ which she won. She was suggested to try out tennis and that is exactly what she did. She enjoyed it so much she began taking tennis lessons and competing in tennis tournaments. From the year 1947 Althea Gibson had won ten tennis national championships
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Tennis is a complicated intense physical sport that requires hand-eye coordination and participation of running‚ positioning‚ swinging‚ and hitting. Because of these high requirements: endurance‚ flexibility‚ and muscle-conditioning exercises are important to prevent injuries. Some tennis injuries may be random. However‚ most can be minimized or avoided entirely by proper training‚ technique‚ appropriate equipment‚ and seeking medical attention when needed. The most common injuries related with
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The Principal Victor Public School Delhi Re:- PROFESSIONAL TENNIS / SPORTS COACHING Dear Sir‚ The Nash Sports Management believes that each child is a GEM – rare and unique and must be allowed to shine in his own natural brilliance. The programme aims to provide opportunities a sporting envirement which enhances the student’s instrinsic talent to allow them to maximize their full potential within their individual capabilities so that they can be best they can be! “People say that campions are
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Venus Williams was born on June 17‚ 1980‚ in Lynwood‚ California. Her father was a former sharecropper who introduced Williams to tennis on the public courts near Compton‚ LA. She turned pro in 1994‚ and has since won seven Grand Slam titles‚ including five Wimbledon championships‚ as well as four Olympic gold medals (three with her sister‚ Serena). Williams lives in Palm Beach‚ Florida. She was born Venus Ebony Starr Williams on June 17‚ 1980‚ in Lynwood‚ California. Since turning pro in 1994‚ Venus
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